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New Warding Proposals by the Liberal Democrats Group Appendix 2(1) -10% Average +10% 1 member 1,606 1,783 1,962 2 member 3,211 3,568 3,925 3 member 4,817 5,352 5,887 Map Proposed Ward Current Ward/ No of Total Variance Notes ref Polling Districts (PD) Cllrs number of % Electors A Furness Peninsula Mid Furness 3 5,136 -4% Furness Peninsula Ward lies in the south west corner of Low Furness South Lakeland, adjoining Barrow Borough Council to the south. Part of the proposed ward to the north, lies in the Lake District National Park. The proposed ward covers the rural area surrounding Ulverston to the north, west and south and is made up of a number of different close knit communities. The proposed ward is bounded in the east by the Levens Estuary and Crake Valley. To the west the boundary follows a chain of hills beyond which lie the settlements of the High Furness area. To the south it is relatively low land leading to Morecambe Bay sands. The proposed Furness Peninsula Ward is fed by the A590 from Barrow in the south and Kendal and onwards from the east. It includes the main residential areas in Swarthmoor. B Ulverston North and East Ulverston North 3 4,977 -7% The proposed Ulverston North and East Ward covers the Ulverston Town main residential areas north of the main railway line. Residential areas include the Hart Street, Quebec Street, Ulverston East Soutergate and Daltongate locale. The proposed ward covers an area of approximately 3,150 households or 55% of all dwellings in Ulverston as a whole. The proposed ward is fed by the A590 and includes the Ulverston Health Clinic, main Canal industrial area and town centre services. Version: 1 Date: December 2015 New Warding Proposals by the Liberal Democrats Group Map Proposed Ward Current Ward/ No of Total Variance Notes ref Polling Districts (PD) Cllrs number of % Electors C Ulverston South and West Ulverston Central 3 5,644 5% Covering 45% of all dwellings in Ulverston the proposed Ulverston South ward covers the area to the south and west of the town. It includes Ulverston Victoria High School, and the main Ulverston West residential areas in Croftlands and towards Swarthmoor. Ulverston’s leisure centre is located in the proposed ward as well as precision electronic system manufacturers. D Kendal North West and Kendal Underley 3 5,050 -6% The proposed ward is located north west of the town Burneside Kendal Strickland centre and encompasses Hallgarth residential areas across Underley and Strickland together with properties Burneside on Windermere Road which are remote from the rest of Burneside parish (AI the Fell ward. polling district) It includes the residential areas in Burneside and along Kendal Fell the Burneside Road, linking Kendal and Burneside only the houses on (including the Benson Green area at the bottom of west of Windermere Burneside Road), but does not include the more rural Road above Green areas north of Kendal found in the current Burneside Road; and houses Ward, which have been placed in the more rural Whinfell around Benson Green ward with which they have stronger community links. E Kendal West Kendal Fell 3 5,093 -5% The proposed ward is located to the west of the town except the houses on centre, which forms a community boundary due to the west of Windermere complexity of the town centre traffic system. It includes Road above Green the older housing to the west of the town, the Kirkbarrow Road; and houses council estate and the Underwood estate and new around Benson Green development due at Stainbank Green (both off Brigsteer Road). Kendal Highgate Kendal Kirkland except the houses on Vicarage Drive (and roads off it) Version: 1 Date: December 2015 New Warding Proposals by the Liberal Democrats Group Map Proposed Ward Current Ward/ No of Total Variance Notes ref Polling Districts (PD) Cllrs number of % Electors F Kendal South and Natland Kendal Romney 3 5,506 -5% The proposed ward is located to the south of the town Kendal Stonecross where the Romney Road bridge creates a means of crossing the River Kent without the complexities of the Kendal Oxenholme & town centre’s road system – meaning the communities Natland on the two sides of the river are not as divided. Natland parish (CQ The housing in the current Stainbank parish ward is polling district) better linked to the rest of this ward that the current Kendal Kirkland Stonecross ward as there is a road link through Vicarage Drive. Other main road links in the ward include the A6 only the houses on and A65, Romney Road and Natland Road. Vicarage Drive (and roads off it) Natland parish is included in this ward, which is linked to the rest of the ward by the main road into and out of Natland from Kendal – Natland Road. G Kendal South East Kendal Oxenholme & 3 5,820 12% The proposed ward is located to the south east of the Natland town, and includes the whole of the Heron Hill and Parks Oxenholme (BR) estates which are linked along Valley Drive (the Heron polling district Hill estate is currently divided between wards). Kendal Parks It includes the Oxenholme polling district, which shares a residents’ association with the Parks estate, as well as Kendal Heron Hill containing newer housing close to ASDA (which acts as Kendal Nether a bit of a service centre for this part of town). This part of the ward is all linked together by the main Oxenholme Only the houses on Road out of town to the south east. the Heron Hill estate (including Wasdale A large development in the Kendal Parks area means the Close and Archers variance in this ward will shift from 6% in 2015 to 12% by Meadow) 2021, but at that point most open land within the ward where there is opportunity for development should be built on and the variance should slow. Version: 1 Date: December 2015 New Warding Proposals by the Liberal Democrats Group Map Proposed Ward Current Ward/ No of Total Variance Notes ref Polling Districts (PD) Cllrs number of % Electors H Kendal North East Kendal Mintsfeet 3 5,539 8% The proposed ward is located to the east of the River Kendal Far Cross Kent (which creates a community divide given the complexities of the town centre’s traffic system) and Kendal Castle includes the residential areas of Mintsfeet and the Kendal Nether Sandylands and Castle estates as well as housing off the Sedbergh Road. Key roads links around the ward are except the houses on the Shap and Appleby Roads, Sandylands Road, the Heron Hill estate Sedbergh Road and Parkside Road. (including Wasdale Close and Archers Meadow) I Sedbergh Sedbergh & Kirkby 2 3,166 -11% The proposed ward is located to the east of the M6 in the Lonsdale far west of the district and is linked along the main A684 Sedbergh PD (CZ) road from Kendal to Sedbergh and local roads to the east Dent PD (AX) of Sedbergh. Garsdale PD (AZ) The main service centre in this area is Sedbergh, with Middleton PD (CO) residents most often travelling to Kendal for additional Whinfell services. Firbank PD (AY) This ward has been split from Kirkby Lonsdale, which is a Killington PD (BY) separate community that is not well linked to Sedbergh both in that residents would often travel out of ward rather than between the two towns, and the lack of public transport between the two centres. As a two-member ward this ward is also more manageable for local councillors and access to local councillors improving the convenience of local government. Version: 1 Date: December 2015 New Warding Proposals by the Liberal Democrats Group Map Proposed Ward Current Ward/ No of Total Variance Notes ref Polling Districts (PD) Cllrs number of % Electors J Kirkby Lonsdale Sedbergh & Kirkby 2 3,132 -12% The proposed ward is located to the east of the M6 in the Lonsdale far south west of the district and is linked along the main Kirkby Lonsdale (CC) A65 road from Kendal to Skipton. Barbon PD (AC) The main service centre in this area is Kirkby Lonsdale, Casterton PD (AN) with residents most often travelling to Kendal or Mansergh PD (CN) Lancaster for additional services. Burton & Holme This ward has been split from Sedbergh, which is a Lupton PD (CM) separate community that is not well linked to Kirkby Preston Patrick (CU) Lonsdale both in that residents would often travel out of Hutton Roof PD (BI) ward rather than between the two towns, and the lack of public transport between the two centres. As a two-member ward this ward is also more manageable for local councillors and access to local councillors improving the convenience of local government. K Burton, Holme and Burton and Holme 2 3,450 -3% Currently Burton and Holme is a two member ward. The Beetham Burton PD (AJ), Holme proposed ward removes some parishes along the A65 to PD (BH) the east and adds Beetham East to the north and west. Arnside and Beetham Alongside the two larger villages of Burton-in-Kendal and Holme, this ward contains a number of smaller Beetham East PD communities to the south of Milnthorpe (the main service (AD) centre within the district) which also look south to Carnforth in Lancashire as a service centre. Version: 1 Date: December 2015 New Warding Proposals by the Liberal Democrats Group Map Proposed Ward Current Ward/ No of Total Variance Notes ref Polling Districts (PD) Cllrs number of % Electors L Arnside, Storth and Arnside and Beetham 3 4,955 -7% The proposed ward contains the communities alongside Milnthorpe Arnside PD (AB) the Kent Estuary connected on the main B5282 coast Beetham West PD road.